Isoamyl nitrite (aka isopentyl nitrite or, incorrectly, amyl nitrite) is an alkyl nitrite ester that has several uses in medicine and chemical synthesis. The term “amyl nitrite” is also used to denote ...

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A prospective study of the heart murmurs in 30 elderly patients, none of whom had a history of rheumatic heart disease, was undertaken by use of phonocardiography, carotid-pulse recording and amyl ...

Cyanide poisoning is not a nice way to go. Essentially it’s open-air suffocation. Cyanide ions in the body interact with an enzyme called cytochrome oxidase. This enzyme works with hemoglobin in the ...

MR. GEORGE ABYARCH, of Cincinnati, asks of me through the columns of NATURE two questions concerning the nitrite of amyl, which I may briefly answer as follows:—(1) Nitrite of amyl has been used, and ...

People who suffer from the sudden, sharp chest pains called angina pectoris usually carry nitroglycerin pills or amyl nitrite for quick, dramatic relief. The frightening spasms commonly occur in ...

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